The School of Geography and the Environment (University of Oxford), in partnership with Transition Network and the Low Carbon Communities Network, are hosting a series of free workshops in April and May this year to help low carbon/community groups monitor and evaluate the work they do. Currently the workshops are running in Oxford (12th April), Manchester (26th April) and Totnes (10 May), from 10am – 5pm.

These workshops aim to support groups to find appropriate tools and processes to:

· Better understand what works and what doesn’t;

· Generate data that will help create better reports for funders or backers;

· Get a chance to trial a range of resources that will enable groups to self-monitor and evaluate activities;

· Respond to queries of ‘so what has your group actually achieved?’

The workshops will be a fun, interactive day, and we are particularly keen to attract participants who can trial some of the tools and processes over the six months after the workshops. Taking part in this trial will mean groups will be asked to provide some feedback and reflection on their experiences. In exchange they will have access to support from the project team, as well as modest financial and material resources.